290016 PRS Project Seminar on Landscape Ecology (2006W)

The project seminar "landscape ecology" is intended to train students for their final examina. At the beginning students work on selected topics in landscape ecology following the instructions of the lecturer. One part of the course consists of theoretical work, as investigations on literature, internet and further data sources. The other part is composed of a series of practical exercises, as field survey. The field work takes place in the biosphere park of the Vienna forest, where we mainly investigate soils and their importance inside the geo-ecosystem. Soil samples are taken from selected profiles, designated to be analysed in the laboratory. Students will consider ecological parameters, particularly. At the end of the semester, the dataset will be evaluated and presentend by posters.